Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Me? The Red Queen.......

Last summer I had the great pleasure to sit down with James Beard Award–winning food writer Rowan Jacobsen here at Red Bee Apiary for a tasting flight of more than 25 honeys. For those of you who are not familiar with Rowan, he is a food writer and author of five books including Fruitless Fall: The Collapse of the Honey Bee and the Coming Agricultural Crisis which addresses the disappearing honeybee syndrome. In his new book American Terroir: Savoring the Flavors of our Woods, Waters, and Fields, Rowan explains the French concept of Terroir or "Taste of Place" for the best of local foods found here in America.

Fresh off the plane from my recent trip to the Honey Festival in Montalcino, I found the advanced reading copy in my heaping pile of mail. With memories of Tuscan honey still fresh on my tongue, I dived into Rowan's new book to find a hilarious recount of his visit with me and our honey tasting experience together which begins on page 90. Rowan refers to me as "The Red Queen" and takes the reader along the ride for an intimate look into my private vault of honeys, nectar source by nectar source. In detail we discuss each of the honeys by their aromas, colors and flavor profiles, just as it was fine wine. Our two day honey binge practically left him in a honey-induced coma. It is a rare event for me to stumble upon someone who will actually entertain my passion for single-origin honeys and Rowan lived to tell the story. If you are a locavore and foodie, American Terroir will satisfy your hunger!

Red Bee Honey Tasting Events

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Le Pain Quotidien Speaker Series

Mineral Springs location, Central Park, NYC at 6:30 pm

OCTOBER 16, 2010

First Annual Connecticut Cheese & Wine Festival

Hopkins Vineyard

25 Hopkins Rd in New Preston, CT

Red Bee Honey signature Tasting Table

Saturday October 16, 2010 from 11 am to 5 pm

NOVEMBER 9

Honey and Cheese school

+ Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 7-9 pm

Fairfield Cheese Shop

2090 Post Road Fairfield, CT 203.292.8194

info@fairfieldcheese.com

Honeys and artisanal cheeses with complementary wines from Harry's Wine and Liquor.